The Fliegerdenkmal, monument on the Wasserkuppe, Hesse, Germany, 1932. Creator: Unknown.

The Fliegerdenkmal, monument on the Wasserkuppe, Hesse, Germany, 1932. Creator: Unknown.

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The Fliegerdenkmal, aviation monument on the Wasserkuppe, the highest peak in the Rhön Mountains, Hesse, Germany, 1932. Memorial to the German aeronautical engineers and test pilots who spent time building, testing, and flying aircraft at the Wasserkuppe during the 1920s and 1930s. From "Die Eroberung Der Luft", (The Conquest of the Air), cigarette card album produced by the Garbáty cigarette factory, 1932. Eugene and Moritz Garbáty, who were Jewish, were driven out of business by the Nazis in the late 1930s, and forced to sell their factory which lay empty for over 70 years. [Garbaty Cigarettenfabrik, Berlin-Pankow, 1932]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Josef Garbáty: German, Belarusian: Tobacco manufacturer
  2. Eugene Garbáty: German: Tobocco manufacturer, art collector
  3. Moritz Garbáty: German: tobacco manufacturer

Picture Type
  1. Cigarette card

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Germany Hesse

  1. 50 30 00 N , 009 15 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5537x3568
File Size : 57,879kb


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  1. 0580062409
  1. 2-702-144
  1. 2702144

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